Engelbert Rugeje
Rtd. Lieutenant General Engelbert Rugeje | |
|---|---|
| National Political Commissar for ZANU-PF | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2017 | |
| President | Emmerson Mnangagwa |
| Preceded by | Saviour Kasukuwere |
| Chief of Staff of the Zimbabwe National Army | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Zimbabwe |
| Branch/service | Zimbabwe National Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Engelbert Rugeje (born c. 1962) is a Zimbabwean politician and retired general officer who was the ZANU-PF national political commissar from December 2017 to 2018. He was the Chief of Staff of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) until 2017. He was a prominent figure in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt. In December 2017 he was promoted from major general to lieutenant general upon retirement and admitted into ZANU-PF.